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The body of the 5-year-old boy who disappeared after he fell into a river near Natoaika Village in Naitasiri on Wednesday has been discovered. Police say the boy's body was recovered by Police and villagers yesterd
Three people have died in a knife attack at a church in Nice in France in what French President Emmanuel Macron said was an Islamist terrorist attack. He said France would not surrender its core values after visiti
Approximately 2 people are admitted daily at the CWM Hospital because of stroke. This has been highlighted by Dr.Praneel Krishna who is a consultant specialist at the CWM Hospital. Dr. Krishna says they are en
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the curfew times will remain for the foreseeable future. He says the Prime Minister has already made a statement on this and the curfew will remain
The Water Authority of Fiji says water supply should normalise this morning for thousands of people in the Central Division facing water supply disruptions. Nailuva Road, Delainavesi, Namadi, Princes Road, Rewa Str
The Fijian Government has today signed a grant agreement of $1.2 million with the Japanese Government for the design of the reconstruction of the Tamavua-i-Wai Bridge to improve the flow of traffic and better accommodat
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the $85 per tonne guaranteed cane price is a gross cane payment and from this amount, there are deductions like lorry transport cost and customs charges while the National
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says it has been more than 190 days since we have had a case of COVID-19 among the public - a record no nation can match. Bainimarama says the health and safety of the Fijian peopl
The Online Safety Commission is assessing and investigating a complaint regarding Kishore Kumar’s posts about National Federation Party MP, Lenora Qereqeretabua. Legend FM News has received information that the c
53 landowners and members of landowning units were all smiles today when they received their share of the Seed Fund Grant which totaled up to $460,000. While handing over the grant，Prime Minister and Chairman fo
The Land Transport Authority is raising concerns after a photograph was circulated on social media showing a bus overloaded with students while Nasese Buses Limited says students do not listen to the driver. LTA sa
Fiji has requested the European Union to exempt European travellers returning from Fiji from self-isolating or quarantining upon their return to the EU. The United Kingdom has already allowed this. Speaking ab
The Ministry of Agriculture’s seed distribution initiative has today received a donation of 600 packets of East-West brand seeds from the KK’s Hardware Limited in Nadi. While receiving the donation, Minister fo
Air New Zealand has confirmed a further 935 cabin crew redundancies as Covid-19 travel restrictions continue to hit the industry hard. The airline explained the redundancies affect international cabin crew after sc
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says former public relations advisor for Qorvis, Graham Davis is not a government insider. He says comments being made by Davis are of no concern to him and it is more of a
Minister for Economy and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has revealed that the government has exceeded the projected budget revenue intake in September. While giving an update on revenue collection and project
Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar has called on private doctors and pharmacists to consider opening a doctor’s surgery and pharmacy in Korovou. Kumar says people have asked for these services. Kum
The Government is looking at opening the second round of applications for concessional loans that are being given to micro, medium and small enterprises. This has been highlighted by Attorney General and Minister f
Fiji Roads Authority’s Acting CEO, Kamal Prasad says they are ensuring the road contractors are carrying out road maintenance at their own cost if they find the contractors are not doing the job properly in the first
For the past 5 years, agriculture contribution to the Gross Domestic Product has averaged around 4.2% and in 2019, agriculture contributed around $725.8 million. This has been revealed by Minister for Minister for
